Protein in blood link to cancer

KIDNEY cancer could be detected earlier by measuring protein levels, a study reveals. The concentration of protein molecules in blood may indicate whether someone is more likely to develop the disease over the next five years.

"But there's a lot more work to do before we could envisage this in the clinic.

"The next steps are to look more closely at whether KIM-1 levels can help detect tumours that have a good prognosis, so those at an early stage, and to find out if it could be used as a tool to track whether a patient's treatment is working."